Month: June 2021
Max Q: Licensed to space
Max Q is a weekly newsletter from TechCrunch all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Mondays in your inbox. Space this week was all about preparatory steps — and it’s looking more and more like we’re
Read MoreLate-stage capital is having a ‘cascading effect’ on European VC activity
Capping off our dig into the early-stage venture capital market, we’re taking a quick look at Europe this morning. Previously, The Exchange tucked into the United States’ early-stage market for startup capital, uncovering startups using abundant seed capital to get
Read MoreSupreme Court says no right to bond hearing for some immigrants
The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.
Read MoreBidens to travel to Florida in wake of building collapse – CNN
Bidens to travel to Florida in wake of building collapse CNN WATCH: Miami-Dade officials provide update on Surfside condo collapse Washington Post WEB EXTRA: Search Member Fell 25 Feet While Working On Condo Collapse Debris CBS Miami Two days before condo collapse, a
Read MoreDigital greeting card startup Givingli wraps $3 million seed round
While the digital revolution has transformed nearly every social interaction and communication type in the past couple decades, the humble birthday card has shown surprising resiliency. Givingli, a small LA-based startup with an app aiming to challenge how Gen Z
Read MoreDoug Landis, Emerge Capital growth partner, will talk startup storytelling at TC Early Stage in July
How psyched are you about our TC Early Stage: Marketing & Fundraising event? Still need some convincing? Here’s another great session we’ve got planned for the show, which will span July 8 and 9. Emerge Capital Growth Partner Doug Landis
Read MoreU.S. to leave Bagram after nearly 20 years
In just a matter of days, the last U.S. soldiers will depart the Bagram Airfield base. Once the Americans are gone, the Afghan military will take over Bagram as part of its continuing fight against the Taliban.
Read MoreReadout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel – Whitehouse.gov
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel Whitehouse.gov Biden hosts Israel’s president for Oval Office visit as countries reset relationship The Washington Post Israel and U.S. in talks on first Biden-Bennett White House meeting in
Read MoreSoft Robotics raises another $10M, citing pandemic-related demand
Add Soft Robotics to the long list of automation companies that have seen a boost in investment interest amid the pandemic. The New England-based firm announced this morning a $10 million raise that serves as an extension of the $23
Read MoreBeeflow raises $8.3 million to save the bees AND put them to work
Bees are absolutely critical to the health of our agricultural system, ecosystem, and overall wellbeing as a species here on Earth. And yet bee populations are decreasing and extinction concerns are growing. Beeflow, a startup that today announced the close
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